Miami Tourism Statistics

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Miami, on the Atlantic coast of the United States, draws visitors with its warm tropical climate and beaches, and it is one of the world's busiest cruise destinations.

How many tourists visit Miami each year?

Miami had a record 28.3 million visitors in 2025: 20.1 million overnight visitors and 8.2 million day trippers.1

  • 24.2 million overnight and day-trip tourists visited Miami in 2019.2
  • 11.6 million in 20202, during the pandemic.
  • 24.2 million in 20212, matching pre-pandemic levels.
  • 26.5 million in 2022.2
  • 27.2 million in 20232.
  • 28.2 million in 20242.
  • 28.3 million in 2025, the highest recorded.1
Annual Visitors to Miami (2019-2025)Overnight and day visitors to Greater Miami & Miami BeachGreater Miami Convention & Visitors Bureau, Visitor Industry Overview 202510M20M30M24.17M11.59M24.22M26.5M27.17M28.23M28.35M2019202020212022202320242025YearTotal visitors
Annual Visitors to Miami (2019-2025)

Who visited Miami in 2025?

  • 28.3 million tourists visited Miami in 2025.1 6.3 million were international visitors. 13.1 million were domestic visitors. 9 million were Florida residents.
Origin of Miami Visitors (2025)International, domestic and Florida resident visitorsGreater Miami Convention & Visitors Bureau, Visitor Industry Overview 2025Domestic visitors · 46.1%Florida residents · 31.8%International visitors · 22.1%28.35Mvisitors
Origin of Miami Visitors (2025)

Where do Miami visitors come from?

Top international markets

  • Colombia: About 409,000 overnight visitors in 2025, the largest international market.1
  • Brazil: 354,000 visitors.1
  • United Kingdom: 274,000 visitors.1
  • Canada: 259,000 visitors.1
  • Mexico: 226,000 visitors.1
Top 10 Source Countries of Tourists to Miami (2025)International overnight visitors to Greater Miami & Miami Beach by countryTop 10 of 20 shownGreater Miami Convention & Visitors Bureau, Visitor Industry Overview 2025Colombia409,000Brazil354,000United Kingdom274,000Canada259,000Mexico226,000Argentina202,000Spain193,000Italy177,000Germany173,000France165,000Overnight visitors
Top 10 Source Countries of Tourists to Miami (2025)

Top domestic markets

  • New York City: 2.09 million overnight visitors in 2025, the largest domestic market.1
  • Boston: 469,000 visitors.1
  • Atlanta: 468,000 visitors.1
  • Washington, DC: 468,000 visitors.1
  • Chicago: 448,000 visitors.1
  • Los Angeles: 432,000 visitors.1
Top 10 Domestic Sources of Visitors to Miami (2025)Domestic overnight visitors to Greater Miami & Miami Beach by US marketTop 10 of 20 shownGreater Miami Convention & Visitors Bureau, Visitor Industry Overview 2025New York City2.09MBoston469,000Atlanta468,000Washington, DC468,000Chicago448,000Los Angeles432,000Philadelphia399,000Dallas246,000Houston244,000Detroit211,000Overnight visitors
Top 10 Domestic Sources of Visitors to Miami (2025)

How much did tourists spend in Miami?

  • Visitors spent $17.9 billion in Miami in 2019.2
  • The COVID-19 pandemic cut spending to $7.9 billion in 2020.2
  • Spending rebounded in 2021 to $19.2 billion, followed by $20.8 billion in 2022.2
  • The total grew to $21.1 billion in 2023 and $22 billion in 2024, up 4% on the year before.2
  • Spending reached a record $22.7 billion in 2025, up 4.1% on 2024.1
Annual Visitor Spending in Miami (2019-2025)Total visitor spending in Greater Miami & Miami BeachGreater Miami Convention & Visitors Bureau, Visitor Industry Overview 2025$5B$10B$15B$20B$25B$17.9B$7.9B$19.2B$20.8B$21.1B$22B$22.7B2019202020212022202320242025YearTotal visitor spending (USD)
Annual Visitor Spending in Miami (2019-2025)

How much does the average tourist spend in Miami?

The average visitor spent $802 per trip in Miami in 2025.1

  • International visitors spent the most per trip, at $1,153, followed by domestic visitors at $876 and Florida residents at $452.1
  • Lodging was the biggest cost, at $365 per visitor, followed by meals at $182, transportation at $105, shopping at $97 and entertainment at $53.1
  • In total, visitors spent $10.4 billion on lodging, $5.2 billion on meals, $3 billion on transportation, $2.8 billion on shopping and $1.5 billion on entertainment in 2025.1

Camping near Miami: costs, campers and where to stay

Camping near Miami costs $33 to $38.50 per night at Long Pine Key Campground in Everglades National Park, plus the park's entrance fee.3

  • Long Pine Key Campground (Everglades National Park): $33 per site per night Monday to Thursday and $38.50 Friday to Sunday, for tent and non-electric RV sites. Group sites cost $60 per night.3
  • Everglades entrance fee: $35 per private vehicle or $20 per person on foot or bicycle, valid for 7 consecutive days. Non-US residents aged 16 and over pay an extra $100 each.4
  • Biscayne National Park: there is no entrance fee. Overnight camping and docking on Boca Chita Key and Elliott Key costs $60 per night for up to six people and two tents. The islands are reachable only by boat, and sites are first come, first served.5

How many people camp near Miami?

Everglades National Park recorded 79,899 overnight camping stays in 2025, up from 45,744 in 2024.6

  • 62,122 of those stays were at the park's two drive-in campgrounds, Long Pine Key and Flamingo, and 17,777 were backcountry camping.6
  • Biscayne National Park recorded 790 tent camping stays in 2025, up from 393 in 2024 but well below the 1,997 recorded in 2023.7

Campgrounds near Miami

  • Everglades National Park: drive-in campsites for tents and RVs at Long Pine Key and Flamingo. Flamingo has electric hookups, a dump station, water, toilets, showers and a store, and Long Pine Key has toilets, showers and a dump station. Prime camping season runs from November to April.8
  • Biscayne National Park: tent camping on Boca Chita Key and Elliott Key, reached only by boat. Elliott Key has restrooms and cold-water showers, and Boca Chita Key has no facilities for campers.8

RV and campervan parks near Miami

  • Larry & Penny Thompson Park: a Miami-Dade County campground next to Zoo Miami, with 240 RV campsites that have full electrical and water hookups, plus a large tent area.8
  • Encore Miami Everglades: an RV resort in Homestead, less than an hour's drive from Downtown Miami and 10 miles from Everglades National Park, with RV sites, cabins and tent sites.8

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Which Miami neighborhoods do tourists visit?

In 2025, Miami Beach was the most visited neighborhood for all three visitor groups: 45% of international overnight visitors, 39% of domestic overnight visitors and 45% of Florida residents went there.1 Downtown Miami/Brickell came second for each group, at 35%, 32% and 33%.

Top 5 Miami Neighborhoods for Overnight Visitors (2025)1
International VisitorsDomestic VisitorsFlorida Residents
Neighborhood% of visitorsNeighborhood% of visitorsNeighborhood% of visitors
Miami Beach45%Miami Beach39%Miami Beach45%
Downtown Miami/Brickell35%Downtown Miami/Brickell32%Downtown Miami/Brickell33%
South Miami25%Coral Gables18%Miami Gardens23%
Wynwood22%South Miami18%Coconut Grove21%
Little Havana18%Wynwood16%South Miami21%

How long do tourists spend in Miami?

  • In 2025, international overnight visitors stayed an average of 8.4 days, domestic overnight visitors 4.4 days and Florida residents 2.8 days.1
  • In 2024, international visitors stayed about 8.4 days and domestic visitors about 4.2 days.2

How many tourists visited Miami in 2025?

  • Miami welcomed a record 28.3 million visitors in 2025, a 0.4% increase on 2024.1
  • International visitors fell 2.8% from 2024, while domestic and Florida resident visits grew.1

How much do international vs domestic tourists spend in Miami?

  • Domestic visitors spent the most in Miami in 2025, $11.5 billion in total. International visitors spent $7.2 billion, up 4.8% despite fewer visitors, and Florida residents spent $4.1 billion.1

How much is tourism worth to Miami's economy?

  • Tourism had a total economic impact of $32.2 billion in Miami-Dade County in 2025, up 4% on 2024.1
  • It accounted for more than $20 billion, or 8%, of the county's GDP.1
  • Tourism supported more than 216,000 jobs, 10% of all jobs in Miami-Dade County, and $12 billion in wages.1
  • It generated $5.3 billion in taxes for Miami-Dade County, the state of Florida and the federal government.1

Miami hotel occupancy and room rates

  • Miami-Dade County hotels averaged 73.9% occupancy in 2025, the fourth highest of the top 25 U.S. hotel markets and the highest of any Florida market.1
  • The average daily room rate was $224.24, up 1.2% on 2024 and the fifth highest of the top 25 U.S. markets.1
  • Revenue per available room was $165.73.1

How many cruise and airport passengers does Miami have?

  • PortMiami, known as the Cruise Capital of the World, handled 8.56 million cruise passengers in fiscal year 2025, up from 8.23 million in 2024 and 6.82 million in 2019.9
  • Miami International Airport handled 55.3 million passengers in 2025, down 1.1% from 55.9 million in 2024.10 24.9 million of them were international passengers.

Miami tourism statistics by year (2019–2025)

Visitor numbers fell to 11.6 million in 2020 during the pandemic, were back to pre-pandemic levels by 2021 and have grown every year since.1

Miami visitors and spending by year (2019–2025)
YearTotal visitorsOvernight visitorsDay trippersInternationalDomesticFlorida residentsVisitor spending
202528.3 million120.1 million18.2 million16.3 million113.1 million19 million1$22.7 billion1
202428.2 million220.1 million28.1 million26.4 million213 million28.8 million2$22 billion2
202327.2 million219.3 million27.9 million26.2 million212.7 million28.3 million2$21.1 billion11
202226.5 million219.2 million27.3 million25.8 million212.8 million27.9 million2$20.8 billion1
202124.2 million215.9 million28.3 million25.2 million212.1 million27 million2$19.2 billion1
202011.6 million27.9 million13.7 million12.5 million25.7 million13.4 million1$7.9 billion2
201924.2 million216.3 million17.8 million16.9 million19.1 million18.2 million1$17.9 billion2
Miami visitor spending by visitor group (2019–2025)
YearDomestic visitorsInternational visitorsFlorida residentsTotal
2025$11.5 billion1$7.2 billion1$4.1 billion1$22.7 billion1
2024$11 billion2$7 billion2$4 billion2$22 billion2
2023$10.7 billion2$6.6 billion2$3.8 billion2$21.1 billion11
2022$11.4 billion2$6.1 billion2$3.4 billion2$20.8 billion2
2021$9.8 billion2$6.5 billion2$3 billion2$19.2 billion2
2020$4.2 billion2$2.5 billion2$1.3 billion2$7.9 billion2
2019$6.9 billion2$8.4 billion2$2.6 billion2$17.9 billion2

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References

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  2. Greater Miami and Miami Beach 2024 visitor industry overview · issuu.com ↑ b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z a2 b2 c2 d2 e2 f2 g2 h2 i2 j2 k2 l2 m2 n2 o2 p2 q2 r2 s2 t2 u2 v2 w2 x2 y2 z2 a3 b3 c3 d3 e3 f3 g3 h3 i3 j3 k3 l3
  3. Camping — Everglades National Park (NPS) · nps.gov ↑ b
  4. Entrance Fees — Everglades National Park (NPS) · nps.gov ↑
  5. Fees & Passes — Biscayne National Park (U.S. National Park Service) · nps.gov ↑
  6. NPS Visitor Use Statistics — Overnight Stays (1979 - Last Calendar Year), Everglades NP · irma.nps.gov ↑ b
  7. Overnight Stays (1979 – Last Calendar Year) — Biscayne NP (NPS Visitor Use Statistics) · irma.nps.gov ↑
  8. RVs and Camping in Miami — Greater Miami Convention & Visitors Bureau · miamiandbeaches.com ↑ b c d
  9. PortMiami cruise: historical snapshot of total passengers by fiscal year · miamidade.gov ↑
  10. Miami International Airport traffic report, twelve months ended December 31, 2025 · miami-airport.com ↑
  11. GMCVB State of the Travel + Tourism Industry, May 21, 2024 (2023 Greater Miami & Miami Beach visitor results) · miamiandbeaches.com ↑ b
  12. Miami tourism statistics · roadgenius.com